Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Pacific Beach, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Pacific Beach who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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